Gawo Surname

443,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 771 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3121:567,76527,529
Philippines1041:973,44484,902
Niger1031:186,3306,455
Indonesia621:2,133,052131,589
Cameroon311:669,97049,334
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Liberia241:183,68912,460
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
England71:7,959,723202,100
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Gawo (194) may also be a first name.

Gawo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gawo Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gawo is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Gawo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gawo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 443,157th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 9,452,070 people. The last name Gawo is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Gawo are found; 58 percent are found in West Africa and 41 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gawo is also the 651,944th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 194 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 312 people, or 1 in 567,765. In Nigeria Gawo is most frequent in: Jigawa, where 42 percent live, Yobe, where 31 percent live and Sokoto, where 9 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Gawo exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 13 percent live and Niger, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gawou89751/
Gauwo8920/
Gawoh8912/
Gahwo8911/
Gawoi899/
Gaawo895/
Gawuo892/
Gawoa892/
Ghawo892/
Gawoo891/
Gawod891/
Gawoz891/
Gawoś891/
Ghawou808/
Gawood807/
Gaewoj802/
Gaywoa801/
Gaywou801/
Gaiwou801/
Gahwoz800/
Gabo7510,931/
Gawa754,733/
Gavo75599/
Gowo75571/
Gewo75103/
Ghaiwou731/
Gawosch731/
Ngawouh731/
Gaswood730/
Gaboy671,633/
Gabou671,479/
Gaiwa67240/
Ngavo67223/
Gaawa67208/
Ghabo67192/
Ghawa67168/
Gabho67133/
Gauwa67122/
Gavoh67111/
Gawah6783/
Gaibo6776/
Gavot6759/
Gaboi6754/
Gaabo6752/
Gaivo6740/
Gouwo6733/
Gavos6730/
Gaboo6729/
Gaewa6724/
Gohwo6719/
Gavoj6716/
Gowoh6716/
Gawaś6714/
Gahwa6713/
Gawaa6710/
Gaïbo6710/
Gavou679/
Gavoy679/
Gowou678/
Gowoi678/
Gawau677/
Gaboň676/
Gewoh675/
Ghewo674/
Gewou673/
Gowoa673/
Gaybo673/
Gowop673/
Gavoç672/
Gaywa672/
Gewoi672/
Gaubo672/
Gowod672/
Gavoi672/
Gowot672/
Gowuo671/
Ggawa671/
Gawha671/
Gavoë671/
Gaïwa671/
Gowoo671/
Goiwo671/
Gowho671/
Gowgo671/
Kgawa671/
Gaavo671/
Goswo671/
Ggabo671/
Gavod671/
Gaboj671/
Gasvo671/
Gowoy670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gawo
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